Murray State's Isaiah Canaan led the Racers to the 2012 NCAA tournament's third round at the KFC Yum! Center.

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Jonathan Lintner
jlintner@courier-journal.com

Isaiah Canaan, the All-American out of Murray State, has signed a deal with the Houston Rockets.

The agency representing Canaan, the 2013 NBA draft's 34th overall selection, tweeted Thursday that he's signed a three-year contract. Neither the team nor media outlets have cited a monetary figure, but the signing is expected to slot former University of Louisville player Francisco Garcia - a free agent who finished last season with the Rockets - into a league minimum deal.

Canaan has rehabbed a sore ankle this week during the Rockets' Orlando Summer League season. The team lists him as ...